Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
CITY ON A HILL
Soon we jumped out at New Creation Hall. ‘This is the first
big house the Lord gave us,’ I said proudly as we stepped
inside. JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! The poster in the hallway
told you this was no ordinary mansion. The Hall was looking
quite respectable now, and Kelly’s trenches were a nostalgic
memory. On the walls there were paintings and embroideries
quoting hymns or Scriptures. We admired one of the pictures,
which showed a group of brothers relaxing together.
‘Do you get much time to do that?’ asked Henk.
‘A bit,’ said Pete. ‘We all work, either in the community or
outside, but the evening meal is important for fellowship. The
evenings vary: Monday is generally free, unless you’re some
kind of leader. Tuesday is our covenant Agape meal. On
Wednesdays the servant groups zoom all over the Midlands
meeting people, and on Thursdays we relax. Some people go
evangelising on Friday night, often very late.
‘What about weekends?’ asked Henk.
‘Busy! Most of us usually work around the house on Saturday
morning or sometimes at the farm. The afternoon is normally
relaxed and we often take visitors round the community.
In the evening we either have full church meetings or
house groups. On Sunday we have the main meeting of worship
in which we share the bread and wine and Noel gives
some teaching. After that we invite everybody back to the
community houses for a late lunch and an afternoon of fellowship.
The evening is for gospel meetings in various parts
of the Midlands.’
‘A full life!’ said Henk, walking into the Quiet Room.
‘Your house is with the books filled up,’ said Anneke.
(Her English wasn’t up to Henk’s.)
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